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title: Jira
description: Learn how to connect and configure Jira connections in Infoveave to access issue tracking and project management data.
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import { Steps } from '@astrojs/starlight/components';

# Jira

Jira connection helps Infoveave authenticate with your Jira account and retrieve issue, project, and workflow data for reporting and automation.

## Adding a Jira Connection

To create a new Jira connection:

<Steps>
1. Go to **Administration** > **Connections**
2. Click **New Connection** and select **Jira** from the available connectors
3. In the **New Jira Connection** form, provide the required configuration details
</Steps>

## Connection Parameters

When setting up a Jira connection, you need to provide the following details:

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| **Name** | A unique name to identify your Jira connection |
| **Site Name** | Your Jira site name (for example, `yourcompany.atlassian.net`) |
| **Project** | The Jira project you want to connect to |

## Authentication

Jira uses OAuth-based authentication. To authenticate:

- Click **Connect to Jira**  
- Log in using your Jira credentials  
- Authorize Infoveave to access the specified site and projects  

After authorization, Infoveave securely stores the access token for future requests.

## Steps to Validate and Save

<Steps>
1. Enter your **Name**, **Site Name**, and select a **Project**
2. Click **Connect to Jira** to authenticate
3. After successful authentication, click **Validate** to verify the connection
4. If validation succeeds, click **Save** to store the connection
5. You can now use this Jira connection as a datasource in your Infoveave workflows, reports, and visualizations
</Steps>

## Example Use Cases

With a Jira connection configured, you can:

- Retrieve issues, epics, sprints, and project details for reporting  
- Build dashboards to monitor progress, workloads, and team performance  
- Track sprint velocity, backlog growth, and issue resolution rate  
- Combine Jira data with other Datasources for unified reporting  
- Automate workflows based on issue updates  
- Create real-time analytics for project and team management